US Tanker E. H. Blum 2/16/42

Ultradog MN · Feb 16, 2018

US tanker E. H. Blum struck a US naval mine at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay just off Virginia. She broke in half but all 40 men aboard survived. The two pieces of the wreck would later be recovered and rejoined.
A bit of history and some interesting photos

big tee · Feb 16, 2018

Wow--Split into twice. It would take a lot of 6013 welding rod to keep that ship going!---Tee

JF in MI · Feb 16, 2018

Interesting post. Thanks.

showcrop · Feb 16, 2018

UD I bet that you would enjoy the book "Mathews Men" It is the story of many men from a VA seacoast town who went to sea, and about the beating that the unescorted merchant marine took from the German U boats along our coast during WWII

Traditional Farmer · Feb 16, 2018

Interesting happened not too far from me.BTW did you check with the OT Police before posting this(LOL)

Dean · Feb 16, 2018

Interesting story and photos, UD.

Dean

Steve@Advance · Feb 16, 2018

Now that would be quite a project to walk in to on a Monday morning!

37chief · Feb 16, 2018

When you see what was done back then for ship repairs it seams almost an impossible task. Imagine raising most of the ships at Pearl Harbor, and pitting the back to sea. stan

Matthew L · Feb 16, 2018

Where is Lanse when we need him? I guess I'll ask for him-"Can I weld it with my 90 amp HF flux core?" LOL Matthew L

Dean · Feb 16, 2018

Here's how it was done, Stan.

Dean
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ss55 · Feb 17, 2018

It was probably cost effective to salvage the tanker from shallow water. It also helped public morale and removed a hazard from the shipping lane.

US Tanker E. H. Blum 2/16/42

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